London: Alec Tiranti, 1967. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, pp. 124, plus 173 full page b/w plates. Several color plates tipped-in to the text. Index, notes, appendix of Dublin Plasterers. Contrary to the widely held belief that the art of stucco decoration in Ireland was mainly the work of foreigners..... More

London: Thomas Kelly, 1826. First edition. Full Leather. Small quarto, pp. 140 (carpentry and joinery), 36 (cabinet making), 16 (the practical builder's perpetual price-book, plus 84 plates for the carpentry and joinery section, and 6 plates for the cabinet-making section. One plate missing. Extremely scarce! Scarce first edition is only..... More

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1916. Revised. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 402, indexed, illustrated with over 400 b/w drawings. In this work, the author drew largely from acknowledged authorities and from workmen of recognized ability, and added the results of his own experience and observation and knowledge of the..... More

New York: Lippincott, 1989. Fourteenth printing, 1995. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 192, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This is a beginner's guide to using natural stone - as opposed to quarried or polished stone - as a building material. It includes detailed instructions for making natural stone..... More

London: John Weale, 1841. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt decoration. Small quarto, pp. 68 plus 10 plates on heavy card stock including frontispiece. Frontispiece is a print of an engraving with colored text, title page is colored, decorated and illustrated, leaves have a decorative border and full gilt edges..... More

Scranton, SC: Merritt & Tomlinson, Inc., nd, c. 1950. Original edition. Mechanical pencil. Antique mechanical pencil. "Merritt & Tomlinson, Inc. Manufacturers of Quality Masonry Products since 1946 READY MIXED CONCRETE Scranton, S. C. - Phone 2711 - 2721 Lake City, S. C. - 8-2651" This charming pencil has a transparent..... More

Potomac Falls, VA: Architectural Woodwork Institute, 2009. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 632, illustrated with b/w drawings. Includes compact disc (CD) with the full document in searchable PDF format. Like all architectural components of the construction process, woodwork design and configuration possibilities are limited only by the creativity..... More